Oasis of the Seas departing Turku on October 30, 2009. Photo courtesy Royal Caribbean International The biggest newsmaker this week was, without a doubt, the handover of Oasis of the Seas to Royal Caribbean.  Whether she’s your cup of tea or not, there’s no denying this is [...]

MSC Poesia. Photo courtesy MSC Cruises With fall comes the return to the archetype of cruising: the Caribbean cruise.  With its crystal-blue seas, warm temperatures, and myriad of destinations, the Caribbean is a no-brainer for North Americans and even Europeans looking to escape the winter snow and rain.  [...]

Pacific Dawn. Photo courtesy of P&O Cruises When a cruise line decides the time has come to jettison their older vessels, they usually end up scattered all over the globe, pressed into service for lines looking to expand in emerging markets.  P&O Cruises Australia is the lucky [...]

Coral Princess in drydock at Freeport, Bahamas. Photo courtesy Princess Cruises Princess Cruises is once again pulling back the proverbial curtain to allow us to see what goes on during a drydock.  The lucky recipient this time?  Coral Princess.

Built in 2002, the 92,000-ton Coral Princess is [...]

Independence and Grandeur of the Seas at Cozumel, Mexico. Photo copyright 2009 Aaron Saunders Preparing myself for a 90-minute ferry ride from Vancouver to Victoria this past weekend required some good cruise-related literature.  What better, of course, than a major national paper advertising a special eight-page long section [...]